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she was uncertain as to whether the LCSO should locate there. She commented that, should other government agencies, such as the LCSO, collocate in the new civic center, other buildings would be left vacant in the downtown area. She questioned whether that assumption had been substantiated with data. Mayor Torrey emphasized that the action would only approve of the policy principles. His intent, should the motion pass, was to ensure that staff knew that it did not have permission to move on anything prior to bringing it back to the City Council. He also noted that any funding would be subject to the public hearing processes. He felt no councilors had said the intent of this was %ad" but he had heard some councilors comment on pieces of it. He stressed that the question before the council was whether, in general, conceptually, did the council support the direction the vision had suggested the City should take. Mr. Kelly said he would like to see the potential expansion of the buildings diagrammed. He also expressed concern that the potential for residential development on 8th Avenue would be eliminated by this document. He liked the concentration of civic facilities, but felt some residential development would enhance the area. He suggested there be another policy principle that took this into consideration. Mr. Kelly felt the discussion on collocation could be premature, as it needed to be ~fleshed out." Ms. Taylor opined that the comments indicated more thinking on the subject was needed. She reiterated that more public comment was needed as well. Ms. Taylor supported the idea of a criminal justice center, but felt it may be too soon to approach the idea on a ballot measure. Ms. Nathanson commented that the space should primarily be for the public and, therefore, it should not be interpreted that consolidation of City services should not include such things as records storage to the exclusion of more necessary public services. Ms. Nathanson disagreed that 8th Avenue could be a ~dead" street. She did feel that measures should be taken to orient buildings so that, when closed, the downtown blocks on the street did not feel intimidating and people felt free to walk between the downtown area and the river after dark. In response to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Taylor stated that a proposal would be brought before the council in July to address the community safety provisions with a financing plan that could include components that improved the parks or components of the ~Great Street." He welcomed council input for this in the July work session. Mr. Svendsen added that several financing options would be brought before the council. Mayor Torrey called for a second round of comments. Ms. Bettman liked the vision, but thought it would not pass at the ballot box. She felt this would lose ground. She opined that it had not been orchestrated in such a way that would enable a win. She recom- mended that the City determine whether or not it would consolidate with Lane County, because this made a big difference in the size of the building, what it looked like, and what it would cost. She noted the County had not had good luck with bond measures. She suggested that telecommunications tax fund could be dedicated to the two facilities so that the money went toward the vision. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 16, 2004 Page 4 Work Session